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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul District
Public Affairs Office
332 Minnesota St., Suite E1500
St. Paul, MN 55101

Phone: (651) 290-5807
Fax: (651) 290-5752
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  • Corps awards its second contract for Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $59,448,550.00 contract to Ames Construction, Inc. of Burnsville, Minnesota, to complete the Wild Rice River structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, late Nov. 27, 2019.

  • Corps of Engineers set to perform maintenance at three locks this winter

    ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is preparing for major repairs at three of its Mississippi River locks this winter to ensure they continue working as designed.

  • Corps releases draft dredged material placement plan, schedule public meeting

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed dredged material management plan in Pool 2 of the Mississippi River, near Cottage Grove, Minnesota, today, Nov. 22.

  • Corps of Engineers to host public scoping meetings on recreation sites

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting three public scoping meetings to garner input on how our reservoirs in western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota are managed for recreation and environmental stewardship.

  • Corps begins drawdowns in Red River of the North basin

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North basin to prepare for potential spring snowmelt.

  • $3.2 million contract awarded for miter gate anchorages at Lock 2

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $3.2 million contract to Kaiyuh Services, LLC, out of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to install new miter gate anchorages at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota.

  • Big Sandy Lake dam rehabilitation meeting scheduled

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in partnership with the Sandy Lake Association, will host an informational meeting Sat., Nov. 2, following the association’s monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., at the Big Sandy Lodge and Resort, 20534 487th Street, McGregor, Minnesota.

  • Corps increases Baldhill Dam releases

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is increasing releases from Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, North Dakota, today to 3,100 cubic feet per second, or cfs, as Lake Ashtabula’s level continues to rise.

  • Corps seeks comments on Leech Lake Recreation Area campsite changes

    ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, they released today, Oct. 11, to add two campsites at the Leech Lake Recreation Area in Federal Dam, Minnesota.

  • Corps of Engineers closes Blackhawk Park again due to high water

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, temporarily closed its Blackhawk Park, located near De Soto, Wisconsin, yesterday, October 9, due to high water.